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Tendon Release in a Toe (Needle Procedure)

Iowa rates for HCPCS 28010

In this procedure, a doctor cuts a tight tendon in a toe through a small needle puncture in the skin rather than through an open incision. It is done to release a toe that is curled or bent out of position, such as a hammertoe, so it can straighten or move more freely.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Tendon Release in a Toe (Needle Procedure) cost?

$331

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $331 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $302 from a physician practice, and about $2,951 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$302$219 to $490
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,951$562 to $4,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,951 · 10th to 90th $331 to $6,761Professionalmedian $302 · 10th to 90th $195 to $759
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,951professional $302

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$1,148.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$707.95
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$676.08
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$5,248.07
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,659.59
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$645.65
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$645.65
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$489.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$630.96
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$512.86

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 2.8 times more in Alaska than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Iowa· 10th of 51

$331

AK $589DE $214

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.